Talbingo Improvement to Public Areas
Consultation has concluded
A total of $225,000 in funding was secured from the NSW Government’s Major Projects Infrastructure Fund and Stronger Communities Fund (Round 2) for the development and construction of a town beautification plan and playground for Talbingo.
The unique playground and picnic area was completed in June 2020 and is already proving to be a popular gathering spot for local families and day trippers. The space is perfectly positioned on the sloping green space adjacent to Talbingo Shopping Centre and takes advantage of the views across Jounama Pondage.
A special naming celebration was held on 5 August 2020 to unveil the new playground sign. We would like to thank the students from Talbingo Public School for helping to name the playground. The name chosen was Bingi meaning 'Big Belly' after the Talbingo Mountain.
Bingi Playground is an engaging and playful space with opportunity for future expansion.
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Bingi Playground Naming Celebration
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Council invited the students from Talbingo Public School to come up with a name for the new Talbingo adventure playground. Mrs Levey (Talbingo School Principal) set the students a homework task to submit a name that had a connection to the indigenous history of the area or the Snowy Hydro scheme.
The students voted Bingi the winner! Bingi meaning 'Big Belly' after the big Talbingo mountain.
Cr Cate Cross joined the students in unveiling the name of the new playground and a little fun was had by all (see photo of Cr Cross in the mouse house).
The new sign tells a story about how the name was chosen and it’s meaning.
Thanks to Stan Russell for performing the smoking ceremony.
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Stage Two Complete
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The Mouse House is Spinning!
Stage two of the Talbingo town beautification and playground project is now complete.
The basket swing was recently installed and this week saw the installation of the much talked about 'mouse house wheel'.
The wheel is a first for the Snowy Valleys and we know that it's going to provide loads of fun for all those who give it a spin.
The park is looking fantastic and we hope the June long weekend visitors enjoy their time in Talbingo and the Snowy Valleys!
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Stage One Complete
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6 March 2020
Stage one of the town beautification and playground construction project is complete. The BBQ area looks fantastic, endless playful fun will be had on the the flying fox and concrete climbing pipes, the grass is lush and the view whilst charred is still stunning.
Stage two is not too far away and includes the installation of a tornado basket swing and massive mouse house that the kids are going to love!
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Progress Continues
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22 Sept 2019
Progress continues with work on the retaining walls almost finished.
Construction of the rock embankment will get underway next week.
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Work gets underway
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23 August 2019
Right now it’s just a pile of dirt, but we’re excited to see work beginning on the construction of the Talbingo playground and community area.
We’re installing a new playground and community area at the Talbingo shopping precinct including a flying fox, BBQ and picnic area, and beautifying the area with plenty of shrubs, groundcovers and landscaping.
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Tender awarded
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19 July 2019
At the July council meeting the tender for the design and construction of the Talbingo Improvements to Public Areas was awarded to Arcscape Landscape Services.
Work is scheduled to commence in late August 2019
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Talbingo and Khancoban Improvement Projects go out to Tender
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Published on 21 June 2019
Talbingo and Khancoban residents can expect to see some exciting changes in the coming months with Council requesting tenders for the construction of two key infrastructure projects for the towns.
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Community Consultation
Share Community Consultation on Facebook Share Community Consultation on Twitter Share Community Consultation on Linkedin Email Community Consultation linkOn Friday 9th of November 2018 the Talbingo community meet and reviewed the draft plans and listened to consultant Jane Irwin speak about her vision for the playground design.
The discussions were positive and feedback received included suggestions around accessibility and ideas for future expansion when more funds became available.
